(all) for naught

In vain; for nothing. Said of an effort that has resulted in failure. All of my hard work on that budget report was for naught when the computer system crashed.

all for naught

Everything done has been in vain. Today a poetic word for “nothing,” naught formerly meant “morally bad” or “worthless.” Thus the King James version of the first Book of Kings (2:19) says, “The water is naught and the ground barren.”

词组	(all) for naught
释义	(all) for naught (all) for naught In vain; for nothing. Said of an effort that has resulted in failure. All of my hard work on that budget report was for naught when the computer system crashed. See also: naught Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. all for naught Everything done has been in vain. Today a poetic word for “nothing,” naught formerly meant “morally bad” or “worthless.” Thus the King James version of the first Book of Kings (2:19) says, “The water is naught and the ground barren.” See also: all, naught The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: all for naught naught go for nothing come to naught failure abysmal failure energy a waste of energy a good deed is never lost cut one’s losses
随便看	be crazy about (someone or something) be crook on be crook on (one) be cruel to be kind be crystal clear be curtains be curtains for (someone or something) be curtains for someone/something be cut adrift be cut from the same cloth be cut out for be cut out for somebody/something be cut out for (something) be cutting it fine be cutting (one's) own throat be cutting your own throat bed be damned if you do and damned if you don't bed and board bed and breakfast bed-and-breakfast bedazzle bed blocker bedbug bed bunny